Giving Black Day 2019

On August 21st, NAACP members, leaders, supporters, and other public figures began a historic excursion from Jamestown, VA to Jamestown, Accra, Ghana. This journey marked the year of return. 

400 years ago, the first enslaved ancestors were brought to this foreign land and forced into generations of slavery. Centuries later, we proudly stand in glory as their descendants—empowered by their legacy and emboldened by the knowledge that we built this country.

As crucial as it is to look back on our history, this journey comes as our nation faces a turning point. Over the last two years under the Trump administration, we have been subjected to racist sentiment that we are less American, and that we ought to go back to where we came from if we don’t like the state of our union.

To those people, here is what we must say: We are here to stay. Yes, we may embark on the year of return to pay homage to our history, our journey and our ancestors, but we are American, and there is nothing more American than fighting back against a government that does not respect its people. This is exactly what the NAACP has done and continues to do. We fight for voter equality. We fight for criminal justice reform. We fight for economic opportunity. We fight for climate justice. We fight for you.

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